Herby, skin-on mashed potatoes recipe
Take the hassle out of mashed potatoes with this easy side dish recipe that leaves the skin-on. Add fragrant herbs, milk and butter for extra creaminess and mash until smooth. Serve with your Sunday roast with lashings of gravy.
See method- Serves 6
- 10 mins to prepare and 15 mins to cook
- 254 calories / serving
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
- Healthy
Ingredients
- 1.25kg Maris Piper potatoes, cut into 3cm cubes
- 5g fresh thyme, leaves picked, stems reserved
- 100ml milk
- 70g butter
- 5g fresh basil leaves
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- Energy
- 1065kJ 254.0kcal
- Fat
- 10g
- Saturates
- 6g
- Salt
- 0.2g
- Sugars
- 2g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 37.2gProtein 4.9gFibre 3.5g
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- Boil the potatoes and thyme stems for 15-20 mins until the potatoes feel tender when pierced with a sharp knife. Strain, discard the thyme stems, then return the potatoes to the pan to steam-dry for a few mins.
- Add the milk and butter and mash well until fairly smooth. Season well, stir in the thyme leaves and top with the basil to serve.
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